On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:34:53 +0000, davek <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>John Everett wrote:
>> I suppose it's about what one would expect from a list compiled by the
>> Beeb, but it seems extremely Anglo-centric.
>
>That's a bit rich coming from someone who lives in a country where the
>"world series" baseball is contested by domestic teams. ;-)
But wait...didn't the Toronto Blue Jays win the "World Series" in 1992
and 1993? Isn't Canada a different country? Actually, isn't your Queen
their head-of-state?
But...point well taken. Even many of us Yanks think "World Series" is
a misnomer. The Japanese play baseball at a very high level yet their
teams don't get to participate. The Cuban National Team may be the
best baseball team in the world but won't get to prove it anytime
soon. The "World Series" should be called the "Championship of
American Major League Baseball", because that's precisely what it is.
Now if it would only warm up and melt some of this snow I could get
out on the bike instead of participating in this off-topic discussion.
John Everett - Aurora, Illinois, USA
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